The founder of the publication "Rosbalt" - the Russian federal information and analytical agency with headquarters in Moscow and St. Petersburg, representative offices in cities of Russia and neighboring countries. Founded in 2001. Director - Natalia Cherkesova, wife of Police General and former head of the Federal Agency for the supply of weapons, military, special equipment and materiel Viktor Cherkesov.

Twitter marks Rosbalt's account and tweets as publications of a state-owned publication from Russia.

Name
"Rosbalt"
Field of activity
Media

Recognitions

Status
Foreign agent (media)
Year of recognition
2021
Inclusion date
15.10.2021
Reason for recognition
The Ministry of Justice considered the receipt of funds from the Sova Center for Information and Analysis for renting a conference room as foreign funding. The transfer amount was 90 thousand rubles. Regular publications or participation in the creation of materials of publications included in the register of media-foreign agents (Voice of America, Kavkaz.Realii, Krym.Realii, Radio Liberty, etc.), starting from September 2020 were recognized as political activities.
Registry status
Excluded from registry (25.08.2023)

Chronology

  1. Addition to the list: Foreign agent (media)
  2. Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (media)
Journalists and Publishers

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